Venerable
Portianus
A holy abbot in the Auvergne in Gaul.
- Feast
- November 24old style December 7
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Miranda
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Portianus was a slave who became a monk and then abbot of Miranda in Auvergne, France. He reposed in 527 or 533.
The sources say that he confronted the Merovingian king and obtained the freedom of prisoners from Auvergne. He is also called Portianus of Arthone. He is a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 24 November (New Calendar).
Commemorated the same day November 24
Clement of RomeHieromartyr · Bishop of RomeNov 24
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FirminaMartyr · Virgin and martyrNov 24- Eanflaed of WhitbyVenerable · Abbess of Whitby AbbeyNov 24
Protasius of MilanSaint · Archbishop of MilanNov 24
Mercurius of SmolenskMartyr · Martyr of SmolenskNov 24
Mercurius of BrygyntsiVenerable · Monk in the Chernihiv regionNov 24- Simon of SoigaVenerable · Founder of the Soiga River monasteryNov 24
Evgraf EvarestovHieromartyr · PriestNov 24- Theodore the MartyrMartyrNov 24
- Alexander LevitskyHieromartyrNov 24
- Alexander of CorinthMartyrNov 24